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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 5 June 65 06/0150Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Sutersville, Pennsylvania  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 15-20 Minutes  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual (TX)  |
|  7. COURSE | Hovering  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | BALLOON Description of sighting similar to balloon with package bursting. Antennas could be radar reflector.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Object assumed to be Satellite observed in Northwestern sky. Blow up in…

Mrs Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/10 Aug 65

Dear Mr. [redacted]

AUG 11 1965

The object which you observed through a telescope on June 1963 could not be a satellite. The description of the object and its explosion resembles a balloon carrying an instrument package bursting.

Satellites appear much dimmer and are similar to stars in appearance. Visual features of satellites cannot be observed through a telescope.

Sincerely,

JOHN P. SPAULDING
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information

P. [redacted]
Pennsylvania 13083

[redacted]

COORDINATED By (Office …

JUL 29 1965

TDEW

UFO Sighting, 5 Jun 65, Sutersville, Pennsylvania

By USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash D C 20330

Reference the attached letter from J, reporting an unidentified observation on the night of 5 June 1965. The following is a suggested reply:

a. Dear Mr

The observation on 5 June 1965 which you made through a telescope could not be a satellite. The description of the object and its explosion resembles a balloon with an instrument package, such as a radioisotope or a ravinsonde, with the balloon bursting.

Satellites appear much dimmer and are similar to stars in appearance. Visual …

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HEADQUARTERS
9th AEROSPACE DEFENSE DIVISION (ADC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
2ND AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO 80912

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: 9CIO

SUBJECT: Unidentified Object Report 22 Jul 65

TO: TDE-W
Foreign Technology Division
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

1. Reference the attached correspondence, dated 5 Jun 65, subject as above. Letter is forwarded for action as appropriate.

2. This office, in cooperation with USAF SPACETRACK, was unable to correlate this observation with any event of which we have record. All foreign and domestic satellite decays during the per…

ploded on purpose or what?

Also, do you have any information on were the planets are and which ones can be seen with a 40-175 power telescope.

Thank you,

Address

P.O. Box
Sutersville, Pa. 15083

Box
Sutersville Pa.

Cape Kennedy
Florida, U.S.A.

SURETSEYE
JUN 7
-AM
1905
PA.

Christmas 3G-2
Forward Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado

JUN 14 1965

Parn 7g
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SUBMARINE
U.S. S. CARBON TURRET
77058

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j S U L T I N G
THROUGH
SIGHT OF
JUNE 1965

N. V. CHRISTIAN
B.G-2
Industry Assistance Officer
Procurement & Contracts Division
NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston 1., Texas 77058

through
night of
June 1965

I caught
sight of a satellite in the north-
north western part of the sky.
I sighted it at approximately 8:50 P.M.
and wachted it for about 15-20 min-
utes. Then I was startled because it
blew up, then there was but of
silver, slowly floatin…